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Stanford MBA tuition covered if you agree to work in the Midwest
Thought someone might find this interesting: Stanford paying students for business school if they work in Midwest - Business Insider
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Looking for an online study buddy.
Hi, I'm currently studying for the Network + exam. However after some digging I came up with the CCENT exam. After some research I found that if I take the CCENT exam I am only one exam away from the CCNA. I'm going to study for the CCENT exam. I would like someone to study with me! Do you have similar goals? Do you hate…
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Pros and Cons of Network Management
So here’s the thing, in my new company HQ, Bldg A and Bldg B are in different network. The current set up is HQ have a Core switch, under Bldg A and Bldg B are ins separate network, every department has network via DSL connection but they’re under one company. So, I am planning to propose to connect it to a single network…
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It is worth go to USA
HI I'm pentester form Europe.I have 2 years experience and oscp. I'm thinking about going to USA with h1b . What you think about it ,how much money I can earn in USA? Europe is better than USA for pentester ?
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Reschedule an exam, but Pearson support if off
Hello, dear members. I am experiencing a weird situation. I booked an exam for tomorrow, but I had some issues and I cannot sit for the exam. Pearson requires 24 hours notice for rescheduling the exam but the customer support is off-line. I would what the f***** The web interface does not allow me to reschedule the exam…
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Software Issues Help!!!
Hey guys I had a user who was complaining about her Scan Snap ix500 Scanner not being able to scan her documents. I uninstall the software and the attempted to reinstall the software and when I went to reinstall it I got a message that said. ''Uninstallation not completed. Restart your computer'' I restarted the computer…
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Need help editing a vbs script...
I'm not an expert in vbs, so wondering if anyone on here can please help me... I am trying to edit this script below to create a local user account, add the flag so the user "cannot change password" and "Password never expires". Also, add account to local admin group on the current machine. I found this online, But don't…
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Ansible Tower + Splunk
Not a huge fan of Ansible Tower, but if you have the money for it and are already using Splunk, this is a powerful integration of products: https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-announces-ansible-tower-app-splunk-enabling-intelligence-and-automation-enhancements?sc_cid=701600000011ggDAAQ
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Best bluetooth??
Anyone else agree its hard to find a nice, comfortable, long lasting, quality bluetooth?? For those of us that are customer facing, which is your favorite bluetooth? I've been using soundpeats as of late but the one earbud stopped working. The thing about those style of noise cancelling bluetooth sets is, well they cancel…
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Investing in Technology
I am always keeping my eyes out for stocks to add to my portfolio. Just wondering what people are seeing out there as far as equipment or software purchasing trends? Not that I would blindly go purchase a stock based on any advice but It gives me something to look at for analysis. Also any advice on companies you are not…
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Denver, CO folks! I have a question for you.
My wife and I are looking at moving to Denver. Currently we are AT&T customers - it does appear that AT&T has decent coverage there. However, id like to hear from someone that actually lives there on what the best carrier is there.
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2016 NSA Codebreaker Challenge
If you are interested in the 2016 NSA Codebreaker Challenge. https://codebreaker.ltsnet.net/ You must sign up with a .edu email account. Have fun!
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I want to improve the internet privacy.
I do a lot of internet research for my projects. So, I am worried about security even though I use a good firewall. But, every firewall has it's limited, so what we can do is get maximum protection through different platforms. I need a way to secure my privacy on the internet. I recently read a blog about VPN Importance Of…
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Odd problem
So, I've got an odd problem that I've not yet been able to chase down... So I'm hoping someone here might have an answer. Problem: The OS doesn't register a keypress when I hit the period key on the 10-key keypad. Observations: I've got a Logitech MX 3200 keyboard, so the period key on the 10-key is also has an alternate…
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Voip
Hi, Is it possible to connect a voip adapter to my existing land phone line ? If so, with the new setup, would I be able to call any land/ mobile phone in any location ? We have Verizon DSL for internet. Thanks.
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Citrix beginner help needed please
Greetings to you all. I'm currently on the hunt for a new IT job, 2nd line. My I.T skills are OK but mostly done a lot service desk, bit of networking (Cisco) and some desktop work. However I have no experience of supporting or installing Citrix. I'm aware that there's Citrix server which allows you to host applications…
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Vintage Equipment Question - Cisco 16AM Module as a term server?
Hi Everyone, Can a Cisco 2600 with a 16AM (analog modem) Module be used as a term server or out of band directly connecting to the AUX ports of Cisco 2500 routers? I'm trying to do it but can't figure it out. Not much useful into in the Googs. Any advise is appreciated. Thanks!
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Patch management process
Does anyone that deals with patch management have any input on solutions or services or subscriptions that notify you when a release of a patch is announced? As an example, i just looked at our java version and it is outdated but never got notified of a new patch release. So id like to know what others are using for…
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Compliance frameworks
Would be interested to hear what frameworks you guys are using out there, especially any obscure frameworks.
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JOHN McAFEE: My new company will make the cloud 'completely obsolete'
JOHN McAFEE: MGT Capital to make cloud 'completely obsolete' - Business Insider This guy cracks me up. I'm not a cloud guy, can someone translate what the hell he is talking about? Thanks
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HAM Radio / Satellite Internet operators?
Hi Everybody, Does anyone have any experience getting radio licensed or with satellite internet? Just asking for entertainment purposes. Thanks!
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GP Help Please!
Hi I am trying to lock down a PC and stop users from creating a folder on the desktop, it is currently locked down but there is a workaround Open "Computer" then in Explorer window click Desktop, this then show on the menu bar "New folder" Is there a way to remove this "New folder" button? Can anyone help, I have had a…
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Vendor dinners and gifts
I am being approached by vendors to go out to dinners and lunches, some give free tickets to events and such and all want to sell their solutions in the end. Knowing this fact, how do you approach the situation? I feel bad saying no because currently we might not need the product that they sell but at the same time i know…
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Cisco Cyber Scam E-mail
Beware of this email guys and girls, I got this today, it's a scam, especially since all of the excitement of the cisco cyber scholarship going around, I removed the full links so no one clicks on them: "Lumicybersecurity Support <noreply@lumicybersecurity.com> 3:04 PM (32 minutes ago) to me Hi First Name Last Name, A new…
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Went to a nerd garage sale and came out with a car full of nostalgia
Maybe it's just rewatching Stranger Things on NetFlix for the 3rd time that has me full of nerd gaming nostalgia but when I saw the following ad on Craigslist this weekend, I had to go: HUGE GEEK SALE - Electronics, Video Games, Computers & More!!! Apparently the guy who's selling all this was working on making a computer…
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Pentester in Europe
It is worth to migrate to USA for pentester job or better stay in Europe? Can I be good pentester in Germany? Which countries are the best for it jobs (pentester,cybersecurity)
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policy question
Do you know of a policy or standard, preferrably NIST or similar, that concerns the physical location of an information security team within an office? Essentially, we're looking for something that states that a security team should be located behind a locked door, segregated from IT and any other group. Thanks!
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Powershell
Hi all. I'm wondering what you all might be doing to restrict the use of powershell in your organizations? I know there are standard restrictions and bypasses on those, and i've been told that blocking powershell entirely breaks stuff. So what are you doing?
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Flash for Firefox on Linux is getting an update
After collecting dust and spider webs all these years, the flash plugin for Firefox on Linux is getting an update. Not only that, Adobe is committed to keep updating it in the future. This seems to, for now, not influence the decision of Mozilla to drop Flash by the end od this year. Adobe revives Flash for Firefox on…
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Reputation and permissions
I joined this forum awhile back but it's obvious that I've been just a lurker, just looking at threads/posts for a particular exam I was studying for. I'd like to be a little more active here but there are a few things I can't seem to do. I can't view anyone's profile or even my own profile and inbox. I get a message…
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Is cloud-computing the next big thing?
I'm wondering if the cloud is really here to stay, would you say it is a sturdy career to dive into, or is it something that will most likely fade-out?
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Thomas Wilhelm
Does anyone have contact information for Thomas? Email or something, I have his twitter, but I don't use it. I have to ask a question about his livecd's If anyone has experience with them, please post here as well.
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To Do lists
What do people use as a to do list on a daily basics? I have a share point site for project management and outlook tasks for major tasks I need to keep on top or, as well as a change management system. but for day to day stuff I still use a pen and paper, to note down in meetings, when I am on the phone and a general todo…
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Server/Switch/Router : Power consumption
Hi Everybody, I hope you are having a nice day. Does anyone have any advise for evaluating our labs power consumption? There doesn't seem to be any quick answers. For example, should I keep my Cisco 3560 running 24 hours a day as my home switch, or should I use a little Linksys WRT instead? Another example: Should I keep…
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20 Years Ago this Month... N64!
20 Years Ago this Month... the N64 hit the U.S. market! i remember when :]
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Rdp
Hey this is my first post to this site! I am trying to use rdp to access my home desktop from my work. I can access it from my laptop when I'm in my house but at work when I try to RDP into it, I cant. Can someone help me out with what I might be doing wrong? Thanks! I'm excited to join this site, I've been reading posts…
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Powershell to become open source!!!
To all you working tech geeks out there!! Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WZwv7TxqZ0
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Learning to appreciate The Journey
(edited my story book with a quick question that gets to the point) Does anyone else feel like their in a hurry to get to the 6-figure salary mark and ultimately missing out on the adventure of The Journey? Someone actually told me this at my previous job, they said "sometimes it's about the journey" and that has stuck in…
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Layer 3 - "A small part of networking"
Hi Everyone, I was talking to a more experienced engineer recently and he said that usually there isn't much work to do with Layer 3. He said most of the layer 3 work is in the design and building the network, afterwords, layer 3 is left alone. He said most networking work is layer 1 and 2. Does anyone have any feelings…
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Tales from the Help Desk
Its story time... As IT people we have all had experiences with end users, co workers, and being around people that are nuts.... Lets share some stories. When I was on the desk there was a customer that called in every day saying his laptop would not turn on. I asked if it was plugged in and he said no. He would then call…
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Knowledge Sharing
Just curious how you senior guys operate as far as knowledge sharing goes? One part of me believes in the whole karma thing and strongly believes in passing information on, then there is the other side. Why should I spoon feed someone who hasn't put the time in and put myself at potential risk and devaluing my worth to my…
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Security help
So I have a small biz on the side that does sec consulting for SMB's. Up to this point we did it manually and case by case basis, but it is starting to consume a lot of our time. Anyone used or know of any good security focused MSP (managed service providers)? I have used N-able before (whicj i liked) but they took large…
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Active Directory/Group Policy
Hey: So I'm trying to improve on my actual skills, and I don't intend to obtain a cert about this stuff, but I want to know if anyone knows of any good resources to have a fair understanding of active directory and group policy? Either a website, book, tutorial, CBT/Lynda/etc, labs? I currently have CCNA, but a lot of jobs…
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Programming or Networking?
For a while I've been studying the CCNA (passed ICND1) due to a bit of work experience I have with CISCO kit in the military (basically a network admin). I quite enjoy the subject and would like to study further and more indepth. However i'm planning my studies on getting a job after the military, and I've seen a lot of…
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Cyber Security / Ethical Hacking Questions
New to this and wanting to get into this side of security. * Are languages like C++, Java, or Python worth while to compliment ethical hacking? So far from research it seems you should know a bit of C++ and Python. I believe Linux commands is a must but then you can use Python and C++ to compliment your needs? Not much is…
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how to find all forum post
I am new to this and put a few different forum post up, is there a way to find them all?
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Any good podcast to listen to during commute to work?
I used to commute to work via train and I always have something to study/read during my commute. Last week was my first week at my new job. It is a 20-minute bus ride, so 40 mins in total each day. I tried to read a book, but I got really dizzy/nauseated after the ride...the route has a lot of turns etc. I tried to get…
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Powershell coming to other OSes
Looks like Powershell will be running on other operating systems. https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/18/microsoft-open-sources-powershell-brings-it-to-linux-and-os-x/
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Apache Metron
One of the things I work on is security analytics, specifically with big data tools. Awhile back OpenSOC was all the rage (ala Cisco), but it was dropped as a project. It was picked up by a number of companies and ultimately has been deployed as an Apache project - thus Apache Metron. Those of you who are working in hunt…
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How would I sell server time?
Hey folks weird question. I am considering hosting smart building software and selling access to it, by the hour, for training purposes. How do you think I could do this. I thought maybe I could write some software that integrates with a Google calendar and then writes to the server via an API enabling the end-user to…
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Exam vouchers
Hello. I just found out that the two major sites I used to buy vouchers from have stopped offering Cisco. The two sites are the followings: GetCertified4Less Super voucher Does anybody know any other site that offers a similar service? Kind Regards.
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Introduction
Hello everyone! I am a new here. Glad to be part of it. I am looking forward to share and discuss some productive stuff.
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What did you learn late in IT?
I was reading some of this reddit thread about what you learned late in life. I thought I would post the same question but for IT. So what are some of the things or all of them that you've wished you learned earlier in your IT career? Some that I can think of right now are: - I knew what business needs are earlier - Stop…
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different recruiters for same position?
Yesterday I received an email about a position and as i was back and forthing with the recruiter i got a phone call from another recruiter for the same job. the first had a rate of $62/hour but the second one was offering $47/hour. Not that I am going to follow up with this job but it got me thinking. if the $47/hour had…
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Opinions ? LOL
Friday 8/5 Hello! My name is Jacqueline XXXX and I am the TalentAcquisition Manager for Graebel Van Lines. You recently applied online toour IT Helpdesk Support position ( Should be Manager) and I would like to schedule a time tospeak with you over the phone so that I can learn more about your background and tell you about…
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Cisco Nexus 5k/7k/9k
Hi all, Im currently looking for work and one of the topics that consistently comes up during interview is my experience with Nexus switches. Ive worked in a variety of environments managing Cisco Nexus switches of the 5k, 7k and 9k variety. I never really paid much attention to the model of device I was on so I find that…
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How do company's like PluralSight and Lynda avoid legal problems? ?
How do company's like PluralSight and Lynda avoid legal problems? What I mean by this, is PluralSight and Lynda show folks software and they use folks brand names in their videos. How do they do this without being sued? I would think that showing Microsoft or VMWare software would violate user agreements and would violate…
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Cisco confirms NSA-linked zeroday targeted its firewalls for years
Cisco confirms NSA-linked zeroday targeted its firewalls for years | Ars Technica There is also some interesting links within the article as well.
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Your Memory Techniques?
Apologies if there is a thread about this already. What memory techniques are you guys using while you study? Also, can you provide some examples of how you implement those techniques? I'm trying out a lot of them while I study the "easy" stuff (A+, Network+, etc) in hopes that I will find something useful before I tackle…
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Firewall Rule Set reviews
Long story short I am auditing a company with some scary long ACLs and I am wondering if anyone knows of any good opensource software I can use to make these reviews easier. I know Nipper used to be free but they went the way of commercial licensing. Thanks in advance.
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Birthday Present for Boyfriend
Hi, new to the forum. Not sure if this is in the right place or not but feel free to move :) My boyfriend will shortly be finishing off his CCNA certification and then will look at completing his JNCIA. He seems to have a real keen interest in learning about networking. Because of that I want to get him something relevent…
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Can I still get a Sec Clearance for a better IT job?
Ok I have a question for people that know about this or have a clearance. Long story short I went through the process almost a year ago to get a secret but was denied due to financial reasons... the reasons were listed on my SOR from the DOHA... So because my Interim clearance was revoked I lost my job a year ago. Fast…
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Can you use an Enterprise AP with the Router the ISP gave you ?
A buddy of mine recently gave me two Cisco Enterprise Wireless AP's and a 3560 POE switch. He wants me to start learning how to use and operate Cisco Wireless devices. I must admit I can troubleshoot some soho network issues but I have never used any Enterprise Wireless equipment before. My buddy is on Vacation with his…
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What you guys read? - Magazines vs. Books
Just for the sake of keeping your mind and brain sharp, I am thinking between two options. 1. Magazines - Some of my mentors have suggested two magazines (the Economist and the New Yorker). I live in Canada, so it would cost be around 250 (CAD). The Economist for economic analysis and the New Yorker for current affairs and…
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Defense in depth - looking for standards or best practices
Does anyone know of any good white papers or any reaearch papers that talk about defense in depth? What layers are important and the controls that need to be placed around each layer? Im doing some research to identify if my enviornment is lacking protections at different layers or if we have more controls at some and less…
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Denver TE Members
markulous and I will be meeting tomorrow at Maggie Smith's Irish Pub on 6631 S. Peoria St, Centennial, CO. We are planning to meet at noon until about 1:30 or so. Come join us for a beer or two.
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BSOD when trying to run a system restore in safemode windows 7
Has anyone ever ran into this issue? I'm curious as to what might cause this to happen.
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Microsoft Secure Boot Firmware - Golden Key Leak
This isn't good for Microsoft. Secure Boot snafu: Microsoft leaks backdoor key, firmware flung wide open | Ars Technica
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Ransomware tips
Hey guys, I had a client hit with ransomware. Luckily we have been able to restore backups and start moving forward. They brought into question if they should involve legal, what is everyone's opinion here? What is best practice after being hit with Ransom ware? There has been talk about hiring a forensic team, do you…
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Verizon bought Yahoo
Yahoo sold to US telecoms giant Verizon - BBC News End of an era. Yahoo was one of the early innovators in the Internet world...
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Post a Pic of your Rig and its specs
Post your PC's Case: Lian-Li PC-9F Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK CPU: i5-3570k Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO (used to be the Corsair H60, it died a week ago) RAM: 32GB G.Skill Ripjaw PC3-19200 Video: PNY VCGGTX-OC 770 256-bit GDDR5 4GB HDD: x2 Samsung 840 Evo 120GB Striped, 4TB Seagate 7200rpm hdd for storage Sound:…
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DirectAccess?
I am curious if anyone is actually using DirectAccess. it seems like an interesting technology just have yet to see it in a production environment.
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Weird Group Policy Issue
So I've got a single forest using 2012 R2 functional domain. I inherited this environment so this is the first time I've created any GPOs for this domain. We are using terminal servers, so the ultimate reason I had to create this GPO was to restrict users. Right now they login onto the 2012 R2 TS and they've got access to…
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Humans vs Super Computer at Defcon capture the flag
Article here A supercomputer is taking on humans in a hacking contest at DEF CON | CSO Online
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Creating network diagrams
I am looking for a software that will make the discovery of network devices much easier and provide many useful features. I looked into Solarwinds network topology mapper, I can make it work, but looking if there is anything better. In addition is there any tool that would allow the discovery of end devices, identify the…
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Anyone else at the Cisco Blackhat party?
I'm in a Hawaiian shirt and khaki shorts.
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Safari Books 50% off "For Life"
For today only, O'Reilly is offering Safari at 50% off for life. Seems like you can also "upgrade" existing accounts to the new pricing. This puts Safari at $199 a year -- effectively ~$17 / month.…
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Any MAPI people here? Going to any conferences?
Curious as to any MAPI members here. If so, anybody going to the Greenhouse (you'll know what I mean) or the cybersecurity conference in November?
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Office 365 Deployment - need help
Hi all, My company of about 1000 users is doing PC lifecycle and as a part of the upgrade, we are considering Office 365 (to start with, word, excel, powerpoint. No exchange / outlook, nor onedrive.) My boss wants this to be a smooth experience for the end user hence the following questions: Is it possible / How to deploy…
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A USB history tool
I am used to searching through registry with regedit, regripper and a host of other very specialized tools but never came across one for USB history. The only problem is that it only reads the current registry, no reading from a USB, write blocker, etc. At least not that I found a way yet. Reading a remote registry would…
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VMware Patenting Host OS Hot-Swapping...
Sorry if this has already been posted yesterday and I missed it (didn't see anything int he recent posts). Looks very interesting... The short version of the patent is that, if granted, VMware will have effectively patented the ability to hot swap a host server's operating system underneath running virtual machines and…
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Get a CCIE every 17 months.....
Hello, ladies and gents. My attention got caught up from a network engineer who achieved 7 CCIE certifications within 10 years time. To be honest, I thought it was a joke, but the guy seems very serious and I am very impressed by his studying techniques and abilities. The link below to his profile on the social network…
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Cerber Ransomware
Any of you security nuts hear of breakthroughs or active projects on decrypting files affectd by Cerber ransomware?
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Google Voice - Call from abroad (Russia)
I'm planning on going back to Russia. I have an Android phone with Google Voice and the phone has a mini sim card in it which I can remove. Does anyone know if it's possible to either use my phone with a Sim card from Russia to call home and people to call me or for me to buy a phone while in Russia with a Sim card, then…
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New to Android
Hi all, I have recently bought a new mobile phone. I have have had iPhone's for 5 years, and now I have bought a Samsung (Android). Do you have any suggestions about certain settings I should set up? Certain settings to turn off? Anything cool features I may not know about? Thanks,
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Event Viewer Experts please help!
Hi Guys, I was off for the weekend and had yesterday off as it was a Holiday here in Canada. I got into work today and my account was logged in. I might have forgot to log off on Friday but I'm 99% sure I did. I have no clue about the Event Viewer but I noticed that there were logs under the security section saying Special…
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Blackhat 2016?
Will any of you members here be attending BlackHat 2016? I really would like to go, but I also need to pay for my Masters. I wonder if paying for the masters would be worth it or if attending the Blackhat 2016 would be worth it. Hmm...choices...
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Office 365 question
Benefits ? other then costs Cons ? Reason I ask is that I work for a company that runs 365 with office 2010. Other then email administration whats the big deal about it?
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Access based enumeration in Server 2012
I would be grateful for some help with a file sharing issue I have. I am running Server 2012 r2 and a couple of Win 7 VMs in Virtualbox in order to get more familiar with a domain server environment. I created a folder entitled "K Drive" on the root of C on my Server. I then created a couple of sub folders called HR,…
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Has anyone else noticed LinkedIn's password reset is broken?
Just curious if anyone else is having trouble with them. The issue is definitely on their end.
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How do I ping PC1 to PC3?
Hi! Im just a newbie here and in Packet Tracer. Here is my question: How do I ping PC1 to PC3? i have 2 PCs (PC 1 and PC 2) connected to Router1 (2621xm) and Router1 is connected to Router2 (2621xm) via Serial Cable and the PC3 is connected to Router2. The config for PC1 is 10.10.1.100/8 Gateway is 10.10.1.1 PC2 is…
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Today's the last day to get your WINDOWS 10 upgrade FREE! Get it by Midnight!
Well, I did my last upgrade today... (My overclocked Pentium Anniversary Edition) I'm leaving my other two as they're too old to be upgraded, going making them into a Chrome/Chromium Desktop and a Chrome/Chromium Laptop. For those who don't want to use Windows 10, but do want to get an edition/upgrade license just in case.…
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Scripting and Programming - Foundations – C173
I need some serious help, with this course. I have watched most of the videos, and have not gained much from them. My main problem is I have no programming background at all. I hope I posted this in the right place.
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Best Infosec Books
Just looking to pick up some good info sec books to read not looking for any specific cert related books just general books
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Eramba GRC Software
Just curious... Do any of my fellow IT Sec brethren have any experience with Eramba GRC Software? http://www.eramba.org/ I've been tasked with trying to find an Open Source (Free) GRC Software to implement in our environment. Yes, our budget is crap this year... Any insight would be invaluable. As always, thanks in advance!
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OpenVPN Kali
Has anyone had any experience setting up OpenVPN on a Kali client? Or any Linux client? I searched the heck out of this issue and I'm not seeing a solution. I'm wondering if the config we have is just not compatible with Linux. It works great on Windows machines (although there's a nice msi for them too). Basically, the…
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Best laptop for field network engineer Mac or Windows?
I am in current talks for a role as a field network engineer in final stage of the process. They provide me a laptop either Mac or PC its up to me. Is there is on that you guys prefer over the other? I am a pc guy but I always see network engineers using Mac's is there a reason? Would getting a Macbook pro be a smarter…
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Would anyone be willing to be my network mentor?
My workplace doesnt have a network guy and ive been studying like crazy trying to become more knowledgeable. (studying for ccna). But i would need some guidance on how to apply what ive learned, what questions i need to ask about my current works network, etc. Also im not sure that even if i obtain my ccna that id be able…
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Good technical skill to learn to help get off the desk or desktop
If you had to pick just one trending technical skill that would help a new IT professional get off the desk / desktop what would you suggest? Note I've been off the desk for a long time, > 10 years but was curious what the community thought. I've been away for so long, I'm not sure I would be a good resource for this…
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Windows 10 will assimilate you
https://tech.slashdot.org/story/16/05/24/171215/windows-10-upgrade-activates-by-clicking-red-x-close-button-in-prompt-message Pretty much happened to me last night. I was in the middle of a blog post, got the annoying pop-up which was lagging so I clicked X, got up to grab some soda and by the time I got back, I was mid…